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Thermophilic Actinomycetes producing Resistant Endospores

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Two thermophilic actinomycetes species produce resistant endospores very similar to those found in Bacillus and Clostridium.

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  1. Postgraduate School of Studies in Biological Science, University of Bradford,

    T. CROSS

  2. Wellcome Research Laboratories, Beckenham, Kent

    P. D. WALKER

  3. Unilever Research Laboratory, Bedford

    G. W. GOULD

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CROSS, T., WALKER, P. & GOULD, G. Thermophilic Actinomycetes producing Resistant Endospores. Nature 220, 352–354 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220352a0

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